Breathe (band)

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Breathe was a London based musical group formed in the early 1980s.

Contents 1 Career 2 Personnel 3 Discography 3.1 Singles 3.2 Albums

[edit] Career

Originally a larger, five-person band called Catch 22, they trimmed down to a quartet to record the album All That Jazz in 1987. This contained their two best-known hits, "How Can I Fall?" and "Hands to Heaven". The former charted on the Billboard Hot 100 at #3, and the latter at #2 in 1988 and at number 4 in the UK Singles Chart. Bassist Michael Delahunty left the group in 1989, and the remaining three followed All That Jazz with the lesser known Peace of Mind in early 1990.

Their sound was a combination of light jazz with some pop and soul, somewhat reminiscent of Air Supply or even Rick Astley. However, their success was shortlived, and by 1990 they had disbanded.

[edit] Personnel

• David Glasper (vocals) - born 4 January 1965, in Cardigan, Mid Wales.
• Marcus Lillington (guitars) - born 28 February 1967, in London. Now works at web design firm, Headscape, and co-hosts web design podcast, Boagworld.com.
• Spike (drums) - born Ian Spice on 18 September 1966.
• Michael Delahunty (bass) - band member 1988 - 1989.
• Steve Price-Wombley (keyboards) - born in Trinidad and educated at Charterhouse. The hidden genius behind the band, later formed a indie record label with Will "Crikey" Crichton-Stuart.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

• "Don't Tell Me Lies" (UK #77) (1986)
• "Hands To Heaven" (U.S. #2, UK #4) (1988)
• "Jonah" (UK #60) (1988)
• "How Can I Fall?" (U.S. #3, UK #48) (1988)
• "Don't Tell Me Lies" (re-release) (U.S. #10, UK #45) (1989)
• "Say Hello" (UK #87) (1990)
• "Say A Prayer" (U.S. #21, UK #93) (1990)
• "Does She Love That Man" (U.S. #34) (1990)

[edit] Albums

• All That Jazz - (1988) UK #22, U.S. #34
• Peace of Mind - (1990) U.S. #116